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authorBruno Victal <mirai@makinata.eu>2023-03-07 12:43:58 +0000
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2023-03-10 14:49:57 +0100
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services: network-manager: Add 'shepherd-requirement' field.
Note: This also makes wpa-supplicant an optional requirement.

* gnu/services/networking.scm (<network-manager-configuration>)
[shepherd-requirement]: New field.
(network-manager-shepherd-service): Honor it.
(network-manager-configuration-shepherd-requirement): Export accessor.
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Setup): Document it.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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@@ -19836,6 +19836,12 @@ Data type representing the configuration of NetworkManager.
 @item @code{network-manager} (default: @code{network-manager})
 The NetworkManager package to use.
 
+@item @code{shepherd-requirement} (default: @code{'(wpa-supplicant)})
+This option can be used to provide a list of symbols naming Shepherd services
+that this service will depend on, such as @code{'wpa-supplicant} or
+@code{'iwd} if you require authenticated access for encrypted WiFi or Ethernet
+networks.
+
 @item @code{dns} (default: @code{"default"})
 Processing mode for DNS, which affects how NetworkManager uses the
 @code{resolv.conf} configuration file.